Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On 1 January this year, the limit for derogation was reduced from 250 kg N/ha to 220 kg N/ha. Individual farmers are finding it very hard to calculate their exact position. With banding and the allowance for feeding low-protein feeds, they find it hard to know what their exact stocking rate is. Will the Department of agriculture send a statement to each farmer in derogation for each month from June onwards in order that farmers can know the exact position and will not exceed the new imposed limit?

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